I sent your pictures to my friend at BSI, Dr Avishek, who is an expert on this group of Orchids. He says this could be Zeuxine nervosa but lips is showing variation. You need to dissect the flower and share the pictures if possible. Regards Pankaj
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM, manudev madhavan <manudevkmadha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Could you please help me to identify this plant. > Collected fromĀ Mount Harriet, South Andamans > I hope this could be a species of Zeuxine?? > > regards > > Manudev K Madhavan -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India